# Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, Section 4: Obtaining leave by deception.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In subsection (1) of section 24 of the 1971 Act (illegal entry and similar offences), after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(aa) if, by means which include deception by him, he obtains or seeks to obtain leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/49/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-and-immigration-act-1996/section-4
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